Literally This Week

Let's get literary

This week: Amazon may have been too specific about their bestseller ratings, bargain books are on the rise, maybe classics shouldn’t be taught to young readers, Amazon Books is coming to DC and Austin, Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner has died, the "5 under 35" has been announced, and Hemingway’s first short story has been found. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers, the Amazon Charts, and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

This episode is brought to you by "Whiskey Sharp: Unraveled" by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lauren Dane. Coming this January and available to preorder today on Amazon.

It is also brought to you by "American Presidents at War," a new nonfiction scholarly review by Thomas P. Athridge. Now available at market.aois21.com.

Literally This Week is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, TuneIn, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.

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This week: a 25-word novel has been praised, a literary magazine is using essays to spotlight corner stores, a new collection of resources on the First Amendment is available for free, a Turkish novelist has released a short essay from prison, Hillary Clinton’s new book has set a sales record, one of the top American literary prizes has been awarded, and an exhibit on censorship has been censored. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

This episode is brought to you by "Whiskey Sharp: Unraveled" by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lauren Dane. Coming this January and available to preorder today on Amazon.

It is also brought to you by "American Presidents at War," a new nonfiction scholarly review by Thomas P. Athridge. Now available at market.aois21.com.

Literally This Week is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, TuneIn, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.
For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.

You can now support this podcast either by buying an ad through Advertisecast, or on the aois21 page on Patreon.

If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.

This week: UNESCO releases its global literacy report, early reviews of "Waiting for Godot" have been digitized, Amazon is after fraudulent booksellers, the Man Booker short list is out, Amazon has removed one-star reviews of Hillary Clinton’s new book, Melville House is sending impeachment guides to Congress, and the National Book Award has released its long lists. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

This episode is brought to you by American Presidents at War, a new nonfiction scholarly review by Thomas P. Athridge. Now available at market.aois21.com.

It is also brought to you by “Dating” as told by the Modern Whore by Aylin Vega. The best selling risqué eBook is now available in paperback from Lulu.com. Pick up your copy today!

Literally This Week is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, TuneIn, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.

For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.

You can now support this podcast either by buying an ad through Advertisecast, or on the aois21 page on Patreon.

If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.

This week: a comic book store in Philly is closing, a website outage hurt indie bookstore sales, a conservative publisher is shunning the NYT Best Sellers list, video game writers are now eligible for the Nebula Awards, bookstores need help recovering from Hurricane Harvey, it’s not easy carrying on a book series with a new author, and a classic holiday movie is becoming a holiday book, but maybe not for kids. All this, plus the New York Times Best Sellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is brought to you by American Presidents at War, a new nonfiction scholarly review by Thomas P. Athridge. Now available for preorder at market.aois21.com.
It is also brought to you by “Dating” as told by the Modern Whore by Aylin Vega. The best-selling risqué eBook is now available in paperback from Lulu.com. Pick up your copy today!
Literally This Week is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, TuneIn, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.
For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.
You can now support this podcast either by buying an ad through Advertisecast, or on the aois21 page on Patreon.
If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.

This week: Spielberg’s upcoming movie about the Washington Post has a new title, a Japanese bookseller is expanding in the US, a New Mexico public library was the site of a shooting, the Newseum may be closing their doors, book festivals are keeping books alive, archaeologists have discovered the tomb of China’s Shakespeare, and the UNESCO Confucius prize was awarded. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is brought to you by American Presidents at War, a new nonfiction scholarly review by Thomas P. Athridge. Now available for preorder at market.aois21.com.
It is also brought to you by “Dating” as told by the Modern Whore by Aylin Vega. The best selling risqué eBook is now available in paperback from Lulu.com. Pick up your copy today!
Literally This Week is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, TuneIn, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.
For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.
You can now support this podcast either by buying an ad through Advertisecast, or on the aois21 page on Patreon.
If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.

This week: a library of classics was destroyed in Italy, a comic book store was sold through Facebook, Huff Post is booming with its new homepage, Solzhenitsyn’s epic will soon be in English, an outed CIA operative wants to boot President Trump from Twitter, a little known author is called out for fixing the bestseller list, and Argentina celebrates a beloved author. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is brought to you by American Presidents at War, a new nonfiction scholarly review by Thomas P. Athridge. Now available for preorder at market.aois21.com.
It is also brought to you by Tales from the Old New Land podcast, hosted by A.C. Charlap, available biweekly from the aois21 podcast network. Find it on Podomatic, wherever podcasts are available, and media.aois21.com.
Literally This Week is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, TuneIn, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.
For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.
You can now support this podcast either by buying an ad through Advertisecast, or on the aois21 page on Patreon.
If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.

This week: a comic book publisher is moving into gaming, an ancient library is discovering lost poetry, Amazon is everywhere, Russian publishers are cutting LGBT references from books, a UVA Librarian had a stroke after protesting, Spotify is dropping the music of hate speech, and Breitbart News gets a high-profile new old employee. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is brought to you by Will This Be on the Final?, the second poetry collection from Bianca Palmisano, now available in print from Lulu.com, and in eBook everywhere.
It is also sponsored by American Presidents at War, a new nonfiction scholarly review by Thomas P. Athridge. Now available for preorder at market.aois21.com.
Literally This Week is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, TuneIn, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.
For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.
You can now support this podcast either by buying an ad through Advertisecast, or on the aois21 page on Patreon.
If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.

This week: Comic legend George Perez receives the Eisner award, children’s authors are sharing refugee stories, what is a programmatic analyst?, books are swearing more than they used to, the New York Public Library has two rooms designated as landmarks, UK poets are honoring dialects for National Poetry Day, and the Hugo Awards were announced. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

This episode is sponsored by American Presidents at War, a new nonfiction scholarly review by Thomas P. Athridge. Now available for preorder at market.aois21.com.

It is also sponsored by the Walk to End Alzheimers’, this October on the National Mall. Support aois21’s walk at alz.org/goto/aois21/ and help us #SaveTheStories.

Literally This Week is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, TuneIn, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.

For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.

You can now support this podcast either by buying an ad through Advertisecast, or on the aois21 page on Patreon.

If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.

This week: Rebecca Blunt is a real screenwriter, honest; a complaint has been filed against the Iowa Writers Workshop; has a Netflix adaptation of a YA novel increased suicides?; the next Star Wars has a new cowriter; the former FBI director has a book deal; a Drag Queen has been blocked from reading to children; and JK Rowling is the world’s highest-paid author. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.

This episode is sponsored by American Presidents at War, a new nonfiction scholarly review by Thomas P. Athridge. Now available for preorder at market.aois21.com.

It is also sponsored by the Walk to End Alzheimers’, this October on the National Mall. Support aois21’s walk at alz.org/goto/aois21/ and help us #SaveTheStories.

Literally This Week is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, TuneIn, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.

For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.

You can now support this podcast either by buying an ad through Advertisecast, or on the aois21 page on Patreon.

If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.

This week: an Iranian author has been denied a UK visa, the next Games of Thrones book may be out in 2018, Publishers have stepped up to help a UK school, Google has an intellectual property problem, the Village Voice staff is fighting for its rights, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos was briefly the richest person in the world, and an actress is launching a new digital media company. All this, plus the New York Times Bestsellers and the latest news from aois21, Literally This Week.
This episode is sponsored by American Presidents at War, a new nonfiction scholarly review by Thomas P. Athridge. Now available for preorder at market.aois21.com.
It is also sponsored by the Walk to End Alzheimers’, this October on the National Mall. Support aois21’s walk at alz.org/goto/aois21/ and help us #SaveTheStories.
Literally This Week is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, TuneIn, Podomatic, and media.aois21.com.
For news during the week, follow @aois21 on Twitter.
You can now support this podcast either by buying an ad through Advertisecast, or on the aois21 page on Patreon.
If there’s a story we missed, tweet to us with the #literallythisweek and we’ll check it out.